Lee Jin-hyuk

Lee Jin-hyuk (Korean: 이진혁, born June 8, 1996), is a South Korean singer and actor. He debuted as a member of South Korean boy band UP10TION in 2015. In 2019, he rose to fame after finishing 11th on Produce X 101. He debuted as a solo artist with the release of his first extended play, S.O.L, on November 4, 2019.[1] He debuted as an actor on MBC's drama Find Me in Your Memory as Jo Il Kwon.

Lee Jin-hyuk
이진혁
Born	Lee Sung-joon June 8, 1996 Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Other names	Wei
Occupation	Singer actor
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2015–present
Labels	TOP Media
Associated acts	UP10TION
Korean name
Hangul	이진혁
Hanja	李鎭赫
Revised Romanization	Lee Jinhyeok
McCune–Reischauer	Lee Chinhyŏk

Career

2015-present: Debut with UP10TION

Lee Jin-hyuk, first appeared in UP10TION's pre-debut program, “Masked rookie king” in 2015. He was the 9th member to be introduced to the group. He debuted as a member of UP10TION under the stage name Wei. On September 9, UP10TION held a debut showcase at AX Concert Hall in Seoul. UP10TION's debut mini album Top Secret, which includes the debut single "So, Dangerous", was released on September 11, 2015.[2]

2019–present: Produce X 101 and solo debut

Along with fellow member Kim Woo-seok, he took a hiatus from UP10TION group activities and competed as a trainee on Produce X 101.[3] He finished the program ranking 11th, but because of the show's rule of the X position, he did not make the final lineup of X1. Officially, he ranked 14th in the finale.

After Produce X 101 completed, Lee held his first ever solo fan-meeting in Seoul, South Korea on August 10, 2019 followed by fan-meetings in Thailand on September 15, 2019 and in Taiwan on October 13, 2019. He is also holding solo fan-meetings in Philippines and Macau on December 14 and 21 respectively.

TOP Media announced that Lee would be debuting as a solo artist on November 4, 2019. His solo album, S.O.L, was released, accompanied with the music video of the title track, "I Like That". He held his first solo debut showcase at KBS Arena on November 4, 2019 and the showcase was also broadcast live through Vlive app.[4]

Lee released his second solo album Splash! on June 30, 2020, accompanied with the title track "Bedlam".[5]

Lee debuted as an actor on a drama Find Me in Your Memory as Jo Il Kwon.

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [6]
S.O.L	Released: November 4, 2019 Format: CD, digital download, streaming Label: TOP Media	2	KOR: 99,530[7]
Splash!	Released: June 30, 2020 Format: CD, digital download, streaming Label: TOP Media	6	KOR: 64,082[8]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart position		Album
		KOR [9]	KOR Hot
"I Like That"	2019	141	—	S.O.L
"Bedlam" (난장판)	2020	—	—	Splash!
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Ref.
2020	Find Me in Your Memory	Jo Il-kwon	MBC TV	[10]
	Hanging On!	Jeong Shin	JTBC, Seezn, NQQ, YouTube	[11]
2021	Dear. M	Gil Mok-Jin	KBS2	[12]

Television show

Year	Title	Network	Notes	Ref.
2019	Produce X 101	Mnet	Contestant
	Eonni's Salon	MBC	Supporting cast
	Tell Me	JTBC	Cast member (Episodes 5-10)
	Five Cranky Brothers		Cast member (Regular)
	The Don Quixote	tvN	Cast member
2020	Boy's Mental Camp	Wavve	Cast member
	Holly Molly	seezn	Cast member	[13]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2020	1st APAN Music Awards	Entertainer of the Year – Male	N/A	Nominated
	39th MBC Drama Awards	Best New Actor	Find Me in Your Memory	Nominated	[14]

References

1. "이진혁, 오늘(4일) 솔로 음반 발매..."끝이 아닌 또 다른 시작"". TenAsia (in Korean). November 4, 2019.
2. "네이버 뮤직 :: 一級秘密 (일급비밀) - 업텐션(UP10TION)". music.naver.com. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
3. "김우석 ( 티오피미디어 ) | PRODUCE X 101 [엠넷닷컴]". produce-x-101.mnet.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2019-07-04. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
4. "이진혁, 오늘(4일) 솔로 음반 발매..."끝이 아닌 또 다른 시작"". TenAsia (in Korean). November 4, 2019.
5. "이진혁, 30일 두 번째 솔로 앨범 발매..7개월만 본업 컴백 [공식]". Naver (in Korean). June 8, 2020.
6. "Gaon Album Chart".
   • "S.O.L (2019)". November 14, 2019.
   • "Splash! (2020)". July 4, 2020.
7. 2019년 Album Chart [2019 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 10, 2020.
8. 2020년 7월 Album Chart [July 2020 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 6, 2020.
9. Peak Gaon Chart Digital Chart Ranking
   • ""I Like That" – Week 45 of 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 14, 2019.
10. Kim, Hye-eun (November 12, 2019). "[단독] '예능 대세' 이진혁, 연기 도전한다…'그 남자의 기억법' 캐스팅". Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved March 17, 2020.
11. "[종합] "B급감성·편당 웃음 5회"..정상훈→이진혁 '놓지마 정신줄', 정통 시트콤의 귀환". sports.chosun (in Korean). 28 July 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
12. "[단독]업텐션 이진혁, '디어엠' 캐스팅..재현X배현성과 호흡". star.mt (in Korean). 5 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
13. "홀리몰리 순천 아이스 브레이킹 라이브 다시보기 - 하하, 공찬, 이진혁, 강재준, 이세진, 지조 [2020.11.12]". youtube (in Korean). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
14. Hong Se-young (December 30, 2020). "[2020 MBC 방송연예대상] 김강훈 남자 신인상". sports.donga (in Korean). Retrieved December 30, 2020.

External links

• Lee Jin-hyuk on Instagram